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England make left-field call to move Rehan Ahmed up to open, before Joe Root's conventional brilliance helps tourists to series-levelling win in Sri Lanka, writes RICHARD GIBSON
24/01/26 17:38
England pulled another rabbit from their Bazball hat by sending out Rehan Ahmed to open the batting in their second one-day international win over Sri Lanka in Colombo. Joe Root's conventional brilliance made the left-field decision immaterial, ending the 11-match losing streak in this format overseas with 75 from 90 balls. The five-wicket victory also means an England ODI points ranking that has been rapidly declining for the past two years will not drop below its current value of 86 regardless of what happens in the final match of the series on Tuesday....read
JIMMY ANDERSON: Why England stars need to go back to their counties and prove their worth after Ashes debacle - and the new-look bowling attack I'd pick next summer
10/01/26 02:00SIR JAMES ANDERSON: The first thing I would insist upon is players going back into county cricket to prove they are good enough to face New Zealand at Lord's in June.
See you later mate! England's stars fly home after disastrous Ashes series
10/01/26 00:42A handful of England's stars have flown home after yet another disastrous Ashes series on Australian soil.
Cricket's troubled relationship with drinking: Why it's so widespread, what England's Noosa 'stag do' revealed, my night at the bar with Andrew Flintoff before he nearly drowned on a pedalo and how Aussie players get away with boozing
09/01/26 12:00Let's face it, cricket and alcohol have history. In fact, they are intrinsically linked, dating back to Victorian times when village green contests were followed by post-match pints in the local.
Harry Brook is drowning in ego and arrogance - the only way he will stop believing in his own invincibility is by being dropped, writes IAN HERBERT
08/01/26 12:05There was a time, on a very flat track in Rawalpindi not so many winters back, when Harry Brook telegraphed the very distinct sense that he would become a tornado in Test cricket.
ASHES SERIES PLAYER RATINGS: Which England flops are fighting for their places after horror tour? Who should never have played in the first place? And who gets a 2/10?
08/01/26 05:37Daily Mail Sport's LAWRENCE BOOTH was at all five Tests as England succumbed to another battering Down Under - here are his Ashes series player ratings.
Revealed: Why it all went so wrong for TNT Sports in the Ashes - insiders' fateful warnings months in advance that were ignored and the cut-price coverage that led to 'phantom run out'
07/01/26 17:00Tomorrow, thank God, the Ashes will come to an end, bringing the curtain down on a series of unforgivable crimes against cricket.
Jacob Bethell showed England their future with majestic Ashes century - but without a terrible call by Ben Stokes that only gets worse with time, he would have been their present too
07/01/26 10:30LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: Cause for celebration, then, at the end of a long, humiliating tour, but also cause for regret. This ought to have been Bethell's 14th Test, not his sixth.
The worst day of England's disastrous Ashes will have Rob Key and Brendon McCullum nervously looking over their shoulders - this was a damning indictment of their failure of imagination, preparation and execution
06/01/26 09:24As the ball hung in the air, you almost knew what was coming. Travis Head had been the key wicket all series, and England desperately needed to see the back of him. So Will Jacks dropped it.
The Ashes RECAP: Follow all the fallout from Day Three of the fifth Ashes Test as Travis Head and Steve Smith put Australia in charge as they look to win the series 4-1 against rivals England
05/01/26 22:33Australia go into Day Three of the Test with a slight upper hand after a seesawing battle highlighted by Joe Root's outstanding century.
Seven ways to discover Sydney beyond the Ashes - from sunrise kayaking tours to rooftop cocktail bars
05/01/26 16:22Australian expert Sarah Rodrigues offers a guide exploring Australia's biggest city, with activities including kayaking across Sydney Harbour, climbing Harbour Bridge and some of the best spots to eat.
Cricket legends air their wild conspiracy theory about the VERY controversial decision that ripped off fans at the SCG
05/01/26 14:37As the clouds gathered around The Sydney Cricket Ground on day one of the final Ashes Test, glum fans trudged their way out of the venue, feeling short-changed at having missed an afternoon of cricket.
In 27 years of reporting on the England Test team, here's why Jamie Smith's car crash of a dismissal is the WORST shot I've seen, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
05/01/26 12:00It takes a lot for a painting-by-numbers 46 to overshadow a masterpiece 160, but Jamie Smith gave it a go on a wildly oscillating second day at the SCG
Joe Root scores a sublime 160 as England finish 384 all out in their first innings as Australia close day two of fifth Ashes Test on 166-2 - but tourists are left worried over star's back injury
05/01/26 07:29LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A superlative 160 from Joe Root laid the foundation for England's first-innings 384 - only for some of the gloss to be removed when he left the field clutching his back.
ASHES BREAKFAST: How Joe Root's brilliant 160 knock moves him closer to batting immortality, the England player blasted for 'playing one of dumbest shots you'll ever see in Test cricket' - and why it's end of an era at the SCG
05/01/26 06:12LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A superb 160 from Joe Root lifted England to 384 on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes Test - their highest total in Australia since making 491 in 2017.
Bizarre moment former Aussie Prime Minister ambushes TV commentators in the studio, as Joe Root and Harry Brook help England tame Aussies in Sydney
04/01/26 13:38The Fox Cricket's commentary box is usually a sancrosanct area, reserved only for pundits, broadcasters, cricketing legends and television crews.
The Ashes are lost - but these six young England rising stars can win them back in 2027
01/01/26 12:00Ahead of the final Test in Sydney and before a review of what went wrong takes shape, these are the players that can help win back the urn in 18 months' time.
Australia are usually bad winners but at least they've been good losers too. Now after MCG humbling I'm having to rethink that - here's why, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
29/12/25 12:00This is my sixth Ashes tour, and the previous five had encouraged a hypothesis: even if Australians aren't always gracious winners, they can be magnanimous in defeat.
Joe Root backs Bazball: England players are 'absolutely committed' and don't want change despite Ashes pain
28/12/25 12:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: Joe Root has urged English cricket to stick to its guns once the Ashes are over.
I've been to all 18 first-class county cricket grounds in the UK... this is the definitive list from worst to best and where YOUR club ranks, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
25/12/25 12:00DAILYMAIL+ BEST OF 2025: There are 18 first-class county headquarters in Britain, and Daily Mail Sport's Lawrence Booth has been to them all - many times over. Here, he ranks them.
England's boozy four-day Ashes break shows they've learned nothing from past failures - their litany of woeful decisions on this tour means Rob Key may now have just two weeks to prove he is up to the job
23/12/25 09:19On a triumphant Ashes tour, a beery four-day break at a holiday resort becomes an example of camaraderie, another of the one-percenters (or four-and-a-halfs) that add up to sporting glory.
THE JIMMY ANDERSON COLUMN: England's drinking in Noosa was not the reason they lost - here's what really happens in the bars on an Ashes tour, and how my teams kept it hidden
22/12/25 17:00Comparing England's cricketers socialising between matches to a stag do is completely over the top and, as someone who has lost Test series in Australia myself, I have sympathy for them.
England should march Brendon McCullum to the exit door immediately - while he takes us for fools with his happy-clappy positivity, immunity to criticism and hubris beyond belief, he should be apologising to the English public. I won't hold my breath
22/12/25 12:00Yes, you read it right: in the immediate aftermath of losing the Ashes in 11 days, McCullum had the brass neck to say that he wants to still be England coach as 'it's a pretty good gig and good fun'.
Joe Root shares cheeky joke with Marnus Labuschagne after Queensland batter's heroics during Adelaide Test
21/12/25 12:34Joe Root appeared to cheekily joke that Marnus Labuschagne had smeared super glue on his hand, as he and the Australian shared a lighthearted moment on Sunday in Adelaide.
Travis Head, Adelaide's laidback, moustachioed cult hero, is a symbol of Australian spirit and English failure as 'Travball' laughs in the face of Bazball
19/12/25 10:48Head has become a symbol of England's failure and Australia's spirit. He plunged England into misery in Perth and now he wants to finish the job before we even get to Melbourne and Sydney.
England are left on the brink of Ashes humiliation in Adelaide after another miserable day - as sad sight confirms Ben Stokes' side are not serious about winning back the urn
19/12/25 07:21LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ADELAIDE: On the day England needed a miracle, they got the off-spin of Will Jacks and Joe Root. Australian minds will know that the tourists are not serious about winning.
Rory McIlroy is the only choice to win Sports Personality tonight - if he is snubbed yet again it will be a stain on an award that is rapidly losing the little gravitas it has left, writes OLIVER HOLT
18/12/25 17:00There are other worthy contenders but unless something goes horribly awry, unless this award is based on which sports the BBC televises rather than who deserves it, there can only be one winner.
This dismal collapse is England's most dispiriting Ashes demise of all. Bazball is in tatters as mixed messages and Ben Stokes going into his shell have led to a meek surrender
18/12/25 10:14None of England's previous Ashes tours began with the optimism surrounding this one. But after eight days' cricket, that optimism, and that Bazball template, has been destroyed.
OLIVER HOLT: England's weak men have failed Ben Stokes - they melted like ice cream in the Adelaide sun on the day Bazball lost its nerve, its reputation and the Ashes
18/12/25 09:15The Ashes are almost gone for another two years. Thursday in Adelaide felt like witnessing a lot more than the turning point in a match. It felt like watching the end of an idea.
Snicko's Ashes cock-up is an utter embarrassment and worse still, the people who operate it are as hopeless as the technology itself - you don't have to be a 'whingeing Pom' to realise that
17/12/25 11:08It's embarrassing that a series of this magnitude, with careers on the line, should tolerate even the possibility of inaccuracy, when the UltraEdge used in England is far more precise.
Why is England's batting lineup failing? It's simple - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope all have this same problem, and it's sinking their Ashes hopes, writes RICHARD GIBSON
16/12/25 16:58England's disregard for the evidence of the past has empowered multiple record-breaking Test wins under Brendon McCullum. But now might just be the right time to look to the history books.
Why Bazball's pet project Shoaib Bashir has been ditched: The mediocre numbers, the detrimental effect experts say spinner is having on Ben Stokes... and the reason counties won't touch him
16/12/25 12:00Shoaib Bashir's Test career is far from over - but it is certainly on hold. England's No 1 spinner has been cast adrift in the very series for which he was groomed. It is every bit as bad as it looks.
If England lose in Adelaide this week then smug Brendon McCullum must go - Bazball has one match to save itself or it's time to bring an end to this bluster-filled nonsense, writes IAN HERBERT
15/12/25 17:00The vocabulary of the alpha male prevails as England look to stop the Ashes pain. Ben Stokes is looking for 'dog' in his players. No discussion of such nuanced qualities as intelligence and attrition.
The Adelaide finishing school that built Joe Root: Struggles with the bat, bedtime stories, 'Mad Monday' and why the locals fell in love with him
13/12/25 02:00When Joe Root, wide-eyed and 19, touched down at Adelaide airport one October evening in 2010, he was not quite the slip of a lad you might remember now.Rory McIlroy is the only choice to win Sports Personality - if he is snubbed yet again it will be a stain on an award that is rapidly losing the little gravitas it has left, writes OLIVER HOLT
11/12/25 10:32There are other worthy contenders but unless something goes horribly awry, unless this award is based on which sports the BBC televises rather than who deserves it, there can only be one winner.
THE JIMMY ANDERSON COLUMN: England's timid bowlers are missing a leader in the attack - and they're letting down Ben Stokes
10/12/25 06:00It won't be much consolation to Ben Stokes or the England team that lost the second Test at the Gabba, but when it comes to tours going wrong in Australia, I have been in worse situations than this.
MATT PRIOR: This England team hasn't been up for the fight - if my side had got out playing these shots there would've been an angry line waiting for us in the dressing room
09/12/25 11:59It pains Matt Prior to say it, but say it he does. England's former wicketkeeper is ticking about the performance that left Ben Stokes's side two down in the Ashes with three to play.
England have made five major errors in the Ashes - this is how they can fix them and rescue what's left of this series, including the two new faces to shake up the dressing room
08/12/25 12:00Six days of action, and it's almost all over already. England's Ashes hopes are hanging by a thread after a dreadful first two Tests left them needing to win all three matches to win back the urn.
Defending the indefensible! England coach Marcus Trescothick says critics shouldn't 'look too much' at what stars are doing despite dismal day
06/12/25 13:59LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: The claim will infuriate fans who have watched their team press self-destruct after a total of only five days of cricket at Perth and Brisbane.
Aussie star defends England's shambolic fielding on day two at the Gabba during second Ashes Test - after tourists dropped FIVE chances
06/12/25 01:17Aussie opener Jake Weatherald has defended England's diabolical fielding after the tourists dropped five catches at the Gabba in Brisbane on Friday.
England suffer NIGHTMARE Ashes day: Dropped sitters, how scattergun attack got it all wrong, the bowler whose pitch map looked like a toddler let loose with crayons and why it shows the folly of their pre-Test plans
05/12/25 12:16After the euphoria, the return to Planet Earth. If the first day at the Gabba was all about Joe Root, the second was a wearily familiar tale of Australian batsmen grinding English bowlers into the local dirt.
ASHES BREAKFAST: England bowlers flayed as Jamie Smith delivers abiding image after drop, Joe Root neuters Australia's headline makers and Nathan Lyon is left feeling 'filthy', writes OLIVER HOLT
05/12/25 06:51It was a difficult first session in the field. Wicketkeeper Jamie Smith put down a simple catch from Travis Head, off the bowling of Archer, and that seemed to suck the life out of England's bowlers.
Sorry not sorry: Aussie newspaper that infuriated England by insulting Joe Root admits it was wrong - here's why the Poms STILL won't be happy
05/12/25 01:38The England veteran silenced the critics with a dominant century - but a well known Aussie newspaper wasn't letting up with its criticism.
'You've saved all our eyes!' Glamorous presenter Grace Hayden thanks Joe Root for scoring Ashes century in hilarious social media video... after her father had pledged to strip naked if England legend failed
04/12/25 19:59Grace Hayden, 23, took to social media on Thursday to thank the England batter after his majestic 135 on day one of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane rescued England.
OLIVER HOLT: Zak Crawley showed why England kept the faith - this innings was a fierce riposte to his critics
04/12/25 15:12Thursday was Crawley's day for defusing bombs. It seems that those who despise England's brand of attacking cricket regard Bazball as a many-headed monster with Crawley's face etched on every one.
Joe Root's heroic century rescues mix-and-match England to underline his greatness, with Mitchell Starc carrying Australia again on first day of second Ashes Test
04/12/25 12:08LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE GABBA: Joe Root had wondered during the build-up to this crucial second Test whether the Ashes really needed a pink-ball game at all.
Joe Root FINALLY breaks hundred hoodoo in Australia - as relieved Australian legend congratulates star after he was saved naked embarrassment
04/12/25 10:38Joe Root finally scored his first Test hundred in Australia as the England legend broke a major hoodoo in his career.
THE JIMMY ANDERSON COLUMN: This is the plan fearless England will use to take down pink-ball wizard Mitchell Starc... and why I'd get rid of day-night Tests in the Ashes - even though it was the most joy I ever had while bowling!
03/12/25 02:00One of the questions people have been asking in the build-up to Brisbane, given his elite record of 81 wickets in pink-ball Test matches, is how best to keep out Mitchell Starc.
Why Mitchell Starc is the king of the pink ball - despite never wanting to play day-night Tests: From high pace to the 'planet' problem, those who've faced him reveal what makes Australia superstar so dangerous
01/12/25 12:00It has taken Mitchell Starc only about a decade to come round to the idea of pink-ball Test cricket. In the end, it was the sheer weight of his own numbers that persuaded him he had little choice.
'Death, taxes and whiny Poms!': Australian media lash out at Joe Root's pink-ball comments ahead of second Ashes Test
01/12/25 11:28The Australian media have aimed their latest barb at England ahead of the second Ashes Test later this week.
Steve Smith debuts new NFL-inspired look ahead of day-night Test at The Gabba
30/11/25 16:50Steve Smith appears to be channelling his inner NFL player as he debuted a new look during training on Sunday.
Joe Root questions the need for pink-ball Ashes clash as England bid to end 40-year Gabba curse
30/11/25 10:00LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: Joe Root has questioned the need for a pink-ball Test in the Ashes as England gear up for Thursday's crucial day/night game at Brisbane's Gabba.
Why England openers fail in Australia - as the rare few who have succeeded reveal their secrets (and tips for Zak Crawley) to LAWRENCE BOOTH
29/11/25 02:00When Chris Broad suggests it will be 'tricky at the Gabba, because all eyes are going to be on him', it hardly needs explaining that he's talking about England's troubled opener Zak Crawley.
EMILIO GAY INTERVIEW: Playing Test cricket for England is my dream... after I've played AGAINST them at the World Cup with Italy
28/11/25 02:00As if making a good impression with Andrew Flintoff's Lions in Australia was not enough, Durham's Emilio Gay has lined up an unusual route to further his England ambitions.
ROBIN SMITH: I twice came within minutes of ending my life. Then last year the doctors gave me a 5% chance of survival after drinking a bottle of vodka a day for 12 years
25/11/25 12:00EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Robin Smith has had plenty to be grateful for, and much to test him. By his own admission, he is lucky still to be here.
Mark Wood lifts the lid on the scenes in the England dressing room after one of the most devastating Ashes losses ever
25/11/25 11:45Mark Wood has lifted the lid on what the mood was like inside England's dressing room in the immediate aftermath of their disappointing defeat by Australia.
Graham Thorpe's widow says he would still be alive if his 'cricket family' had supported him after his England sacking left him 'teetering on the edge' before his suicide aged 55
25/11/25 10:04Graham Thorpe's widow has hit out at the network within English cricket, declaring her husband would still be alive if he was given better support.
THE JIMMY ANDERSON COLUMN: How England can hit back at the Gabba - the team I'd pick, the plans the bowlers need, my advice for Joe Root and why snubbed pink-ball warm-up match would have been so helpful
24/11/25 17:00JIMMY ANDERSON: England have now got to treat this as a four-Test series, and forget that the first Test happened. They've got to try to win all four matches, starting in Brisbane.
England cricket legend Stuart Broad makes very telling comment about working for Channel Seven as he reveals what he was thinking during THAT viral Ashes moment
24/11/25 05:18Cricket fans were left in stitches by the footage of Stuart Broad reacting to a disastrous moment for England in the first Test in Perth.
Aussie newspaper that infuriated England great with attack on Joe Root does it again with a VERY sexualised headline
23/11/25 14:35The West Australian has once again mocked Joe Root and England after Ben Stokes' side fell to a dramatic eight-wicket defeat on the second day of the opening Ashes Test in Perth.
Ashes first Test ratings: The England star handed ZERO who has one Test to save his career - and the Australia hero who almost scored the perfect ten
22/11/25 13:37England had a humiliating start to the Ashes as Ben Stokes' side endured a batting collapse to lose the first Test by eight wickets to Australia. Daily Mail Sport's Lawrence Booth rates the players
Fans left in stitches at England legend Stuart Broad's hilarious reaction to Joe Root's dismissal and Matthew Hayden's jibe
22/11/25 13:20The Ashes chaos spilled into the commentary box on another pulsating day of action in Perth , with Stuart Broad 's stunned reaction to Joe Root 's dismissal going viral on social media.
England's feeble surrender during an hour of madness risks reopening old scars. Their refusal to adapt to conditions was alarming - we could be in for a long tour, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
22/11/25 12:00At 65 for one after lunch on the second day of the first Test, they led by 105, and had Australia by the short and curlies. In the blink of an eye, they were 88 for six, fighting for their lives.
TV viewers slam the Aussie cricket team over 'horrendous' Ashes fashion fail
21/11/25 08:54The Aussies got off to a spectacular start when England chose to bat in the first innings - but many fans weren't over the moon when the team first took to the field.
ASHES BREAKFAST: What you missed overnight as Joe Root's live interview is interrupted in TV gaffe, plus Shoaib Bashir's revealing role in official team photo
21/11/25 06:00Tuck into Daily Mail Sport's Ashes Breakfast, the first such edition on the opening day of the much-anticipated tour of Australia, keeping you up to date with all the nuggets you may have missed.
Why prickly Steve Smith's pathetic attack on Monty Panesar reveals he's still haunted by Sandpapergate - and the more sinister hidden element of it that quickly backfired
20/11/25 11:54COMMENT BY LAWRENCE BOOTH IN PERTH: What seemed clear from Steve Smith's mockery of Monty Panesar was that the wounds of Sandpapergate have not fully healed.
Revealed: The food England cricketers 'refuse to eat' in Australia - as former Ashes star reveals bizarre list of superstitions ahead of first Test
20/11/25 08:25England's cricket stars are gearing up for the first Test against Australia in Perth , which starts on Friday, hoping to win a series Down Under for the first time since 2011.
The secrets to winning the Ashes Down Under - revealed by the only men who know how: The one key feature every successful England team had, the true value of warm-up matches, Ian Botham's heroic speech and how to 'provoke' the Aussies
19/11/25 17:00'Hit the ground running,' says Andrew Strauss. Mike Gatting advises: 'If you get on top, stay on top.' For Mike Brearley, it was 'seize your moment'. It sounds simple. But it is not.
England cricket great lashes back at Aussie media over 'playground insults' aimed at Joe Root, as he gives Ben Stokes a piece of advice
19/11/25 14:36Cricket legend Mark Butcher has hit back at Australian media outlets by claiming their attempts to get under the skin of several England stars were lame.
England and Australia's Ashes squads rated: Who really has the best batting lineup, bowlers, spin options and more? Wisden Editor LAWRENCE BOOTH measures up the rivals
19/11/25 12:00With combined XIs floating around and this being one of the closest-matched series - especially Down Under - in recent memory, who really has the better weapons heading into this all-out assault?
Australia legend explains why hosts will be 'nervous' heading into Ashes following 'enormous loss'
19/11/25 10:23The Aussies head into the first Test on Friday in Perth with a weakened and ageing team.
How England got Jofra Archer into the shape of his life and ready to blitz Australia: Insiders reveal a bespoke Ashes training programme and last-minute Barbados stint, the two team-mates he's leaned on and why he could play all five Tests
19/11/25 02:00When Archer makes his first international appearance on Australian soil later this week, it will be the culmination of a very careful strategy.
Aussie cricket great opens up on his promise to walk nude around the MCG if England star excels in the Ashes
18/11/25 16:57Aussie cricket legend Matthew Hayden has made a pact with his former team-mate Greg Blewett that he'll walk around the MCG naked if Joe Root doesn't get a ton.
'When it's your day, make it special': The making of Brendon McCullum, fearless leader of England's Ashes assault - rowdy pupil suspended for partying, his personal motivation for revenge on Australia and how he's even improving Joe Root
17/11/25 17:00You must venture to New Zealand's South Island to understand how McCullum developed his attitude towards cricket and the blueprint for tackling Australia over the next seven weeks.
Why Joe Root has never hit a ton in Australia: The shot he must put away to end Ashes hoodoo, how Aussie pitches are his Kryptonite... and David Gower predicts when he'll finally break his curse this winter
15/11/25 12:00No sooner had Joe Root landed in Perth than he came face to face with a microphone - and questions about his record Down Under.
The Australian chef fueling the English cricket team for their long tour down under for The Ashes
15/11/25 05:50England have turned to an Aussie to ensure their Test side is well fed during the grueling five-Test Ashes series awaiting them
Joe Root and Harry Brook FAIL in pre-Ashes warm-up in worrying signs for England - as former Australia coach Darren Lehmann becomes latest Aussie to aim dig at Ben Stokes' side
14/11/25 10:40RICHARD GIBSON IN PERTH: The world's top-two Test batsmen flunked their chances to develop pre-Ashes form on a day of heavy-run scoring at Lilac Hill.
How England can bowl their way to Ashes glory, the secret weapon in their camp Down Under, why Aussie pitches are unrecognisable and Steven Finn's verdict on Ben Stokes' attack
13/11/25 17:00Australia has been the world's most batsman-friendly country but times have changed. And England will have to adapt if they're to win a first Test there for 15 years.
Aussie cricket great claims Joe Root will be a 'total FAILURE' for England as he issues damning verdict on why star batsman won't end his Ashes hoodoo Down Under
13/11/25 14:36Former Australia fast bowler Rodney Hogg has issued a damning assessment of Joe Root's game, claiming the former England captain will be a 'failure' during the Ashes.
England Ashes captain Ben Stokes blasts Aussie newspaper that branded him 'Cocky Captain Complainer' and reveals the headline about his teammate that left him 'gutted'
12/11/25 23:27The England skipper has responded to the intense scrutiny the Australian media is subjecting his team to as he prepares for an enthralling Ashes series.
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Dalton Smith, 28, WINS light-welterweight world title after knocking out 'monster' Subriel Matias in Brooklyn - and celebrates by pouring pints and singing with fans in a pub
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Arsenal rally around Kyra Cooney-Cross with touching tribute after Matildas superstar revealed heartbreaking family update
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Marc Guehi fronts up to furious Crystal Palace fans after huge FA Cup humiliation against Macclesfield - as saga over captain's future at the club rumbles on
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John Rooney dedicates Macclesfield FC's historic FA Cup upset to his late player Ethan McLeod, 21, who died just 25 days before win against Crystal Palace
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Kai Rooney banned from wearing his own boots by Manchester United - and father Wayne says it's a good thing!
Talented academy star
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Ricky Hatton's son finds love with the daughter of late boxing legend's 'best pal' - as couple share loved-up snaps just months after his dad's tragic death
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Meet the worst athletes EVER: The 'slowest 100m runner in history', a swimmer who hadn't even heard of the Olympics... and the Egyptian tennis flop
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EXCLUSIVEPrince Naseem Hamed blasts new film about his life as pure Hollywood fiction... as he comes out swinging and vows to set the record straight
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Cristiano Ronaldo 'set to ABANDON his dream retirement villa project' - after spending £30m and four years on it - but superstar could host his wedding there
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Arsenal fans brand Gary Neville a 'disgrace' over his surprise Liverpool players 'didn't whack' Gabriel Martinelli - as Brazilian breaks silence
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Laura Woods calls disgraced ex-Sky Sports anchor Richard Keys a 't**t' as row erupts over his 'tribute' to Terry Yorath which featured a dig at Gabby Logan
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Hunt for the mysterious 'world's worst tennis player': Egyptian tennis chiefs say they know NOTHING about 21-year-old, who flew in before her viral failure
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Embarrassing moment Tottenham boss Thomas Frank is seen holding an ARSENAL cup before Premier League clash with Bournemouth
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Bruno Fernandes' cosy catch up with Ruben Amorim's No 2: Axed boss' 'key ally' spotted meeting assistant following dramatic sacking
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Lionel Messi reveals his VERY 'weird' favourite alcoholic drink - with secret ingredient which 'hits faster' - as Argentinian star enjoys well-earned rest
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back in Cheshire and emerging as contender to be Man United interim head coach - as sources reveal ANOTHER club legend on the shortlist
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Chelsea fans uncover old footage of No 1 manager target Liam Rosenior hitting out at about 'scattergun' transfer policies
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Anthony Joshua's close friend admits 'everybody is worried' about how the boxing star will recover from 'traumatising' crash that killed his two friends
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Jake Paul's fiancee Jutta Leerdam says she's 'still in shock' after fall that has left her Olympics dream in the balance
Chances in jeopardy